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Twice the storage for a quarter of the price - http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009...
Even though I've been using Picasa (desktop app) and http://picasaweb.google.com to share pics online, I'll definitely be backing up all of my 40-plus gigs of pictures to picasa web now.
- Shay Frendt
Twitter Banned From White House - http://www.readwriteweb.com/archive...
Yet another reason our government is so far behind the commercial sector in IT. Nice work Gibbs.
- Shay Frendt
A List Apart: Articles: CSS @ Ten: The Next Big Thing - http://www.alistapart.com/article...
@font-face
- Shay Frendt
Five Founders - http://www.paulgraham.com/5founde...
it's better, initially, to make a small number of users really love you than a large number kind of like you.
- Shay Frendt
ImageMagick for Rails - http://vantulder.net/rails...
Installing gems with command-line interfaces on Ubuntu 8.10 - http://programblings.com/2008...
export PATH=$PATH:/var/lib/gems/1.8/bin
- Shay Frendt
CodeSnippets: Recursively remove .svn directories (ruby script) [ruby] [svn] [subversion] - http://codesnippets.joyent.com/posts...
require 'find' require 'fileutils' Find.find('./') do |path| if File.basename(path) == '.svn' FileUtils.remove_dir(path, true) Find.prune end end
- Shay Frendt
Rails Magazine - http://railsmagazine.com/
Fine articles on Ruby & Rails
- Shay Frendt
Ernest Hemingway Quotes - http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes...
Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. Ernest Hemingway An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools. Ernest Hemingway
- Shay Frendt
RubyCourse: Git-GitHub - http://rubylearning.org/class...
The 3rd batch of the Free Git & GitHub course starts from Saturday, 28th March 2009. Registrations opening soon.
- Shay Frendt
Creating new Rails App, right version - Rails Forum - Ruby on Rails Help and Discussion Forum - http://railsforum.com/viewtop...
# syntax: # $rails _x.x.x_ <appname> # # example: # $rails _2.0.2_ app
- Shay Frendt
Null is Love » Blog Archive » Time for strftime - http://www.nullislove.com/2007...
leading zeros
- Shay Frendt
Railscasts - Git on Rails - http://railscasts.com/episode...
# commands git init git status git add . git commit -a touch tmp/.gitignore log/.gitignore vendor/.gitignore # .gitignore .DS_Store log/*.log tmp/**/* config/database.yml db/*.sqlite3
- Shay Frendt
How to make SVN ignore some folders' contents. - http://devcha.blogspot.com/2008...
svn propset svn:ignore "*" log/
- Shay Frendt
Railscasts - HTTP Basic Authentication - http://railscasts.com/episode...
I think this is the easiest method of HTTP Basic Authentication I've ever seen.
- Shay Frendt
Thinking Sphinx - http://ts.freelancing-gods.com/
A concise and easy-to-use Ruby library that connects ActiveRecord to the Sphinx search daemon, managing configuration and searching.
- Shay Frendt
how to install a .bin file? - Ubuntu Forums - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthr...
4. Now that you are in the appropriate directory, type sudo chmod +x nameofthefile.bin. That changes your bin to an executable file. 5. Finally, type ./nameofthefile.bin to run it.
- Shay Frendt
This is my first Windows 7 message. Everything on my main computer upgraded properly. This is a winner.
paul mooney, Dario Salvelli, Kol Tregaskes and 60 other people liked this
Windows 7 does sound good. I might give it a go next weekend.
- jon
I installed it on my mac, dont know why though
- Simon Wicks
Can you say anything about hardware specs, Robert? I don't know if MS is playing the NDA game with the beta release.
- teleken
Have you tried mouse hovering over the task bar in the bottom right (there's a small rectangle with no label) - does a nice 'show desktop' effect. Pretty cool so far eh?
- David Ing
Happy too.. so far so good...
- Aad 't Hart
I wanted XP rather than Vista, I really did. Now there's some slim hope?!
- Bernard (ben) Tremblay
I love Windows 7 on my old hardware! Just posted a review on my blog... :)
- carrotmadman6
teleken: if Vista works on it Windows 7 will work better.
- Robert Scoble
David: that's cool!
- Robert Scoble
Why does Robert get so impressed by every new technology ?
- Sidharth Dassani
Robert: Understood. Now the question is whether I drop it in Parallels on the MacBook, or go for broke/masochism and see how the Inspiron Mini handles it. ;) There's the real acid test for a new Windows OS.
- teleken
teleken, I have it on Fusion and on my netbook. Both work amazingly well. The only problem with using it on Parallels/Fusion is that you will not get Aero and hence won't get all the nifty Aero-dependent desktop features like Desktop preview, the preview panels etc.
- Kamath (नमः)
What are the minimum memory reqs on it?
- Jason Wong
Is it a winner because it actually installed correctly, or because you're impressed with the new feature set...
- Shay Frendt
Also, try left-clicking on a taskbar item and then dragging upward.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Shay: both.
- Robert Scoble
Looking forward to the release after posts like this. Read that idle W7 uses appr. 600-650 MB RAM. Anyone confirm those numbers?
- Migger
The real killer feature for Windows 7 would be a little dialog box at the beginning of the upgrade process that simply says "If you proceed with this upgrade, you will lose N days of productivity to trying to troubleshoot drivers, software incompatibilities, and reinstallation of incompatible programs; to re-learning simple UI tasks; and to experimenting with superficial cosmetic changes, all for marginal UX and performance gains . Do you want to continue? Yes / No"
- Ken Sheppardson
Jason: I don't know what the hardware requirements are but it uses fewer resources than Vista. So, just go with the hardware requirements for Vista.
- Robert Scoble
I've had Windows 7 running with just 128mb RAM in a VM - Excellent memory management.
- Nigel Kitchen
Tips for VMWare Fusion install http://friendfeed.com/e...
- michael silverton
Will Windows 7 fit on an 8GB netbook SSD?
- Ken Sheppardson
teleken: My MacBook is running it fine, no problems so far, although I've only really been playing around with settings and stuff, not installed any big software to try with it. I used VM Ware to do it, Parallels always gave me problems so i switched.
- Simon Wicks
Since I have both Vista & Ubuntu I think I can wait until all you early adopters work out the bugs. :D Seriously, I will wait until it is forced upon me when I buy another computer. That should be about 3 years from now.
- MarkCarras
REALLY tempted to run the beta on my laptop...a bit nervous to run any beta on my main rig but i think it wouldn't be so bad on my laptop....hmmmmmmm
- Live4Emma (L4S)
dual booting 7 with vista and 7 is running so much faster than vista. i'm happy that they cut down the min. req.
- Aaron Eaton
Stay away from AVG under Windows 7...triggers a heinous BSOD in tdx.sys...
- Mike Dove
I have been unable to download the Windows 7 image from Microsoft's site. I think they're a bit overloaded at the moment!
- John Bellone
John, have you tried since Saturday? My download worked like a champ Saturday afternoon. Also Brandon LeBlanc @ Microsoft is reporting that extra capacity was added and the download site has been working smoothly since Saturday AM. Also they have removed the 2.5 million limit on the number of beta testers -- as long as you get it before January 24, you can get a product key: http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs...
- Karim
Upgraded main computer? will MS support upgrade from Beta to RTM?
- Vaibhav
I installed Windows 7 64-bit and Chrome doesn't work at all. GRR.
- Phil G
I like the things they have done with respect to perf and UI changes, but this is what Vista should have been in the first place and I hope the upgrade from Vista to 7 is cheaper given the small number of differences between the two.
- Vaibhav
Whoops, someone figured out how to fix it: http://www.blogsdna.com/1900...
- Phil G
I got it here on my HP Mini 1000. Running good so far... not doing much though
- Bwana ☠
Phil, have you run the compatibility wizard on it?
- Akiva Moskovitz
@Mike Dove I have 7 x64 with AVG installed. I don't have any problems with it.
- Vaibhav
Akiva - nope but that command line switch I just linked to did the trick.
- Phil G
@Vaibhav Perhaps you are getting lucky. I believe I was triggering it with the Outlook Email scanner portion of AVG, it may be that for normal operation it is fine.
- Mike Dove
Karim, What link did you use? MIcrosoft's site seems so slow.
- John Bellone
When attempting to download Windows 7 I click "Download Now" and nothing happens.
- John Bellone
Windows Weekly mentioned that there's quite a nasty MP3 truncating bug in the beta. If you value your music collections, it's probably best to avoid using WMP. Apparently there's a hot fix available.
- Paul Grav
@Paul it was the first thing I did after installing Win7 and Windows Media Player is working just fine with no damage to the mp3's that I have been able to tell yet
- Steven Hodson
@Paul same here. It works fine after hotfix
- Vaibhav
Awesome news.... I hope MS Windows 7 is a winner...that would be great!
- Susan Beebe
Yep, Windows 7 went pretty smooth so far; tackling my main home/Windows Media Center device now. +1 for sex life as well.
- Wade Dorrell
Whats the timeline before it expires on you? how painless was the upgrade?
- Stephen Smyth
Stephen: I think it's expires in August
- Vaibhav
I wrote about my initial install experience on The Inquisitr (http://www.inquisitr.com/14951...) with some follow Snapshot posts at WinExtra .. I'm liking this release of Windows
- Steven Hodson
Stephen, it expires in August which means a Beta 2 or RC1 in July (or a hotfix to extend the death date).
- Akiva Moskovitz
Been running Windows 7 for about a week. Loving it!
- David Andrzejewski
A friend just loaded Win7, she is upset that she can't find a way to make it Classic UI. It will be a long long time before I upgrade in that case.
- Tina Clarke
I've heard someone saying he was expecting something new in Windows 7 and literally got the same Vista OS, just a little faster. Don't you think Microsoft is re-selling the same system (only a bit improved) instead of giving us a new one?
- Nir Ben Yona
I think I'll be waiting for the BETA-tag to go away. I have tried vista and xp in beta and I regret it, so..this time I'll wait for the FULL and not beta version of Windows 7.
- Qbat
In case anyone cares, I threw Windows 7 on a late 2006 Compaq V6600 laptop with a Turion 1.8GHZ processor. This was one of those Vista capable machines. It was running XP (it never had Vista on it) and Windows 7 runs better than XP did. It has 2GB RAM. It's not a low powered laptop nor is the CPU/chipset that old but it's nice to see Windows 7 run so smoothly on it. Windows 7 installed...
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- Dr. Apps
from twhirl
John - if you are using the technet download link (the one with the serial number) , it will try to invoke a downloader app which only works in IE. If you find one of the many blogs with the direct download link, those should work with any browser.
- Phil G
Previously as a test, I upgrade installed the Windows 7 6801 beta on a Vista 32 machine that was heavily used (over 1400 installed applications) and was shocked to see it that not only did everything still work (Zonealarm, LogMeIn, MICROSOFT FINGERPRINT READER!), but it was MUCH snappier and startup and shutdown was significantly better. Not that I would ever recommend an upgrade...
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- Dr. Apps
from twhirl
Great to hear the upgrade worked. I hate when computers fail...
- Mitchell Tsai
Like it so far. Install was a bit difficult, but thats probably my fault (dual boot machine). Snappier than Vista, cleaner than Vista. Uses about 20% less RAM on my machine.
- Chad Albert
Dr Apps mine took hours too. I ran it while I slept.
- Robert Scoble
Just tried streaming h.264 video to a xbox as an extender. It works !!
- Olivier Castets
Fresh install took me < 30mins to login prompt. Upgrades take a lot longer.
- Chris Johnson
Clean install to Lenovo 510 went very smooth. Loading some apps shortly, but first impression is that it is noticeably snappy. http://www.flickr.com/photos...
- George Rogers
John, I am using the regular Technet link: http://bit.ly/NJJb If you're seeing "Download Now" I assume you have gotten past the Live ID logon, profile update and gotten your Product key? The download uses an ActiveX control or Java applet download manager. Assuming you are on Windows :-) try your download in IE, and allow the ActiveX control to install.
- Karim
I have Windows 7 beta running on an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Processor 4000+ with 2 Gig of Ram and it runs better then Vista Home Premium did. The only issue is I can not get my Netgear SC101 NAS box to recognize. Does anyone have any ideas?
- Rob Cairns
"windows", "winner" - is this an example of #15, say something outrageous ;-)
- Neil Saunders
Peter Simard: That's awesome! I'm sure you backed up first, but were quite relieved it all went well. :) Rob Cairns: I didn't even know the SC101 worked with Vista in the first place... I gave up on that thing so long ago. That is probably the only piece of hardware I've ever regretted buying. Though it sounds like you've had a good experience with it if you're still using it. I'd say wait a few days and see if anybody comes up with a solution. I took a cursory glance and didn't find any info...
- Dr. Apps
from twhirl
Robert - Using it since late yesterday. On two boxes, more stable than the original final releases of Windows NT and/or Windows 2000. More drivers supported up front than in Vista. Think MS learned something and the download limit drop will bring a lot of embedded techies. It's a win.
- Charlie Anzman
Thanks for being on the bleeding edge, just about to load the Windows 7 beta myself.. Good to know it upgraded properly for you.
- TechMama Beth Blecherman
I'm going to download it tonight Can't wait!
- Michael Fidler
It was a long upgrade for me... but overall I like it.
- Jason Womick
Been very happy with Windows 7 so far. Many subtle improvements add up to a much better product than Vista.
- Jim Bednarz
I am happy with Windows 7. Fresh install was effortless, but after the install and adding all possible board drivers, four "System Interrupts" entries remain yellow. At least the LAN connectors worked immediately.
- Robert Miller
I put win7 on a Toshiba Satellite a65 from 2003 and it works better than xp did
- Todd Loren Sinclair
Stephen : The upgrade was painless 90 minutes or so and a couple of reboots later. The only issue I had as previously mentioned was my Netgear Sc 101 issue - it did work on Vista. It expires in August
- Rob Cairns
Suit My Mind | Ubuntu Machine - http://suitmymind.github.com/ubuntu-...
These Capistrano recipes allow you to automate the setup of a machine running Ubuntu Server 8.0.4. They will install/setup : SSH, iptables, MySQL, Apache, PHP, Ruby (+ Ruby Enterprise Edition), Rails, Phusion Passenger, and Git. It has been tested on a Slicehost slice, and on an OVH Real Private Server.
- Shay Frendt
Slicehost Forum - MY GUIDE: Configure CentOS And PHP mail() To Use Google Apps SMTP Server - http://forum.slicehost.com/comment...
Slicehost Forum - Using Google Apps for email? - http://forum.slicehost.com/comment...
Nearly 90% of Hulu users opt to watch pre-roll ads - http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet...
Chris Rivait, Shay Frendt, heather ♥s fauns on mars. and 2 other people liked this
It's opt-in? When did I opt-into it? How can I opt-out?
- Mark Trapp
Good question, Mark. I was wondering the same thing.
- Yolanda
it's at the beginning of a vid - it gives you the option of a long ad at the beginning, with no further interruptions - or several short ads throughout the video
- Nathan Chase
We do. It's worth it just to not have viewing interrupted. During the pre-roll ads, we get everything ready and set up.
- Admiral Anika
Sometimes before an episode starts, Hulu gives you a choice of watching a two-minute ad spot (it's usually a movie preview) or watching the episode with normal commercial interruptions. If you choose the two-minute ad spot, you're "opting in", in terms of what this article is citing. It's not really the same type of opt-in that we're used to, as would be the case with a newsletter subscription.
- Shay Frendt
I've never seen that option: I always get the 30 second ad at the beginning and then the 30 second ads strewn throughout the show. I thought they were referring to the 30 second ad at the beginning, but I've never seen a 2 minute ad. That'd annoy the hell out of me.
- Mark Trapp
Yeah, I haven't gotten that option many times...it's mostly shown up when I was playing a movie. I forgot to mention...if you pick the 2-minute add at the beginning, they don't play the 30-second spots during the episode. So I just roll the 2-minute spot, grab a gatorade or a sandwich, then watch the whole thing straight through. You wouldn't choose that?
- Shay Frendt
28 Bad Things That Will Happen On Black Friday - http://consumerist.com/5097801...
And here's why I shop via the internet.
- Shay Frendt
15 Useful Project Management Tools - http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008...
Great list and excellent explanation of each service. One other service I would recommend is FreshBooks, for invoicing and time tracking.
- Shay Frendt
How to display panel (div) only in Internet Explorer ( IE ) - http://roshanbh.com.np/2008...
<!--[if IE]><div> Only displayed only in IE .</div><![endif]---->
- Shay Frendt
git + Rails - SWiK - http://swik.net/git+Rails
GIT is a “directory content manager” designed to handle absolutely massive projects with speed and efficiency, and the release of the 2.6.12 and (soon) the 2.6.13 version of the Linux kernel would indicate that it does this task well. GIT falls into the category of distributed so
- Shay Frendt
Tip #5: Optimize your cellphone bill | I Will Teach You To Be Rich - http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog...
This is tip #5 of the Save $1,000 in 30 Days Challenge. Today's tip is to optimize your cellphone bill. Many of us (including me) pick a cellphone plan, then
- Shay Frendt
VirtualBox - http://www.virtualbox.org/
Virtualization software
- Shay Frendt
best of craigslist : INTELLIGENT, cultured, 22y/o wm seeking Asian women (pref. Nihonese) - http://www.craigslist.org/about...
Jess Lee, Vincent X, Mo Kargas and 9 other people liked this
"INTELLIGENT, cultured, 22y/o wm seeking Asian women"
- Duncan Riley
from Bookmarklet
looks can be deceiving
- Ian May
I believe that is white-male... and... ok, wait.. craigslist has personals? hahahhaha! So where did you meet your significant other? Craiglist. How do you say that with a straight face?
- Tim Hoeck
swear I just seen this person on Chuck.
- Zehnchu
Duncan, did you post this for Mona? j/k M :p
- Anna Haro
Anna, not specifically....but I see the parallel now :-) Mona: would you hit it? :-)
- Duncan Riley
Tim, I can't say "a chat room" with a straight face but it's true!
- Rochelle
Rochelle.. that's cool, but to me craigslist just sounds like... eBay. :)
- Tim Hoeck
+Duncan for asking if Mona would "hit it" hahaha
- Anna Haro
Classic otaku. I know people like this. An old friend of mine was so obsessed I was sure he wished he had really been born as a small Japanese girl with purple eyes the size of apples.
- Neal Jansons
from twhirl
hahaha nice @Matt
- Shay Frendt
"As hobbies go, I am an avid gamer and enjoy delving into the myriad artistic realities of animé (the origin of my affinity for Asian culture, which is frankly superior)." [I never would have guessed!]
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
Since when does "anime" have an accent over the e?
- Rochelle
Hahah okay, so wait. He wants someone under 115 pounds yet she must have "some meat" on her? Those two things do not go together unless she's 4 feet tall.
- Rochelle
Rochelle, re: 4ft tall and 115lbs. EXACTLY.
- Derrick
Is he an actor? He looks familiar.
- Randy
I'm calling this out as a Something Awful prank. I love the "Traditional Ladies education". It's too perfectly horrible.
- Rob Haas
Sounds like he wants an Asian little sister he can whine at when she trips over his Xbox power cord and ruins his latest [insert game here] speedrun.
- abacab
Merging and branching in Subversion 1.5 - JavaWorld - http://www.javaworld.com/javawor...
Get up to speed on the new merge tracking features in Subversion 1.5 and find out how they'll make branching and merging easier than ever, whether you're a cmd jockey or happier using Subclipse.
- Shay Frendt
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